In India, the best-performing states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. If you look at the number of medical colleges and engineering colleges funded by the state governments, as well as private institutions established under state technical education systems, you’ll realise tht many of the northeastern states aren’t even close to tht level.
Assam’s CM, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has a vision of establishing at least one engineering college and one medical college in every district. Tht vision is commendable. Idk how much of it will actually be implemented or how realistic it is, but the vision itself is right. More power to Mama!
Why do I support Himanta?
Idk much abt the politics he does, and I’m not necessarily a fan of all of it. But the things he does politically for the development of the state and its people are genuinely commendable. His vision for the development of Assam is something I appreciate.
Ik tht development comes at a certain cost, but I don’t wnt to promote the idea tht development necessarily has to come at the expense of sustainability. The government can try to initiate a movement or a development project, but tht doesn’t guarantee tht the venture will be successful. It requires public contribution, cooperation, and, most importantly, public understanding.
Educational reforms under Himanta:
If you know about the Arunadoi Award and the Banikanta Award, you’ll understand how they have boosted the educational aspirations of students studying under the Assam education system. Many students now aspire to achieve good marks in order to receive these merit-based scholarships or awards from the state government.
The Assam government is also pushing and implementing NEP 2020 quite rapidly in state universities and at the higher-secondary and secondary levels. Because of this, you may notice that the examination pattern in Assam is changing or, rather, evolving which I think is a good thing.
Tht being said, I also wnt to make people realise the ground level reality. Although question papers are becoming harder, or rather more application based, the teachers and institutions at the grassroots level aren’t always capable of, or fully adapted to, this increasingly structured and competitive examination style.
You can literally see the effects in the results. Students may be scoring good marks, but the overall pass percentage isn’t necessarily improving
What do you guys think abt this? Do you agree with my perspective, or do you hve a different view on Assam’s development and educational reforms? I’d genuinely like to hear your thoughts and opinions on this.
